In this episode of the ISF Podcast, we invite Baroness Beeban Kidron, an independent crossbench peer in the UK’s House of Lords and a leading global authority on online privacy and technology regulation. Known for her commitment to protecting children and young people online, she brings vital expertise to the conversation on privacy in the age of AI, where digital innovation and human rights increasingly intersect.
Baroness Kidron joins ISF Chief Executive Steve Durbin to explore the critical importance of privacy in the age of AI and surveillance capitalism, and why regulation is not only possible but urgently needed. She examines how technology is shaping childhood development, the ways in which society must rethink conversations around AI and emerging technologies, and the challenges she sees in the UK government’s current AI strategy.
[The internet] is deliberately designed to keep your attention. Deliberately designed to make you come back, deliberately designed to know the most, to reveal the most. And in that context, actually, privacy becomes an incredible tool of protection for the user, particularly for children who may not understand the negotiation that they’re in.
- Why privacy online matters more than ever (1:22)
- How technology is impacting early childhood development (12:08)
- Baroness Kidron’s take on the UK’s AI strategy (28:17)
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